This technique creates an incredibly light and fluffy frosting that beautifully pipes into all sorts of designs. This frosting, like Swiss Meringue Buttercream, is made from whipped egg whites, but ...

What is a layer cake without a sweet outer coating? A sad thing, that's what. There are so many options for finishing a cake -- mirror glazes, ganache, royal icing, meringue, and fondant (though a lot ...

I don’t claim to be the best baker or cook in the kitchen ... This was the case with ermine frosting, also known as boiled milk frosting. The first time I stumbled upon it, I was working ...

Preheat your oven to 180°C and line the base of four 8-inch sandwich tins with parchment and grease and flour the sides ... all of the ingredients for the buttercream until light and fluffy.

But the real star and what we’re here to talk about is the ermine frosting, which I had never made before. I’ll be straight: This isn’t a buttercream ... some flour, and a pinch of salt ...

Sift together the flour ... buttercream, heat the caster sugar and four tablespoons of water in a saucepan over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved, then increase the heat and cook ...

From the moment you combine flour ... your frosting and glazes, too. This next tip is a no-brainer, but I have to mention it anyway: You should try topping your cookies with a thick buttercream ...

This recipe makes a single-layer cake with buttercream icing. You could also serve it with cream and fruit, or simply with icing sugar.

To make the icing, whisk all of the ingredients together until smooth. Spread this on the cooled biscuits with a butterknife and decorate with sprinkles if you wish. We know that you love to cook ...